Appreciation

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Appreciation describes the positive evaluation of another person. It is based on an internal general attitude towards others. Appreciation concerns a person as a whole, his essence. It is rather independent of deeds or performance, even if these influence the subjective assessment of a person and thus the appreciation.

Appreciation is associated with respect , benevolence and is expressed in affection, interest, attention and friendliness. "He was generally highly valued" means colloquially: He is respected / respected.

There is a correlation between esteem and self-esteem : People with high self-esteem tend to have an appreciative attitude towards others and are more often valued by others, whereas people who are prone to active bullying often compensate for a rather low self-confidence .

Appreciation received and given increase the self-esteem of both the recipient and the giver. Valued people, if they are open-minded and sociable, are often popular.

An antonym of esteem is disdain (it can go as far as contempt ).

Appreciation in client-centered therapy

The unconditional positive appreciation is a technical term from the client-centered psychotherapy by Reinhard Tausch , Carl Rogers and other forms of therapy influenced by it. With empathy and congruence or authenticity, it belongs to the three basic attitudes of a therapist towards the client. The aim of positive appreciation is to reinforce the client's positive characteristics and self-esteem , in order to gain confidence and energy from it, which promote the therapeutic change process (see also positive psychology ).

literature

  • Reinhard Tausch : The psychotherapeutic conversation. Adult psychotherapy in a non-directional orientation. Verlag für Psychologie Hogrefe, Göttingen 1960 (From the 2nd edition as: Discussion Psychotherapy. Numerous editions).
  • Reinhard Tausch, Anne M. Tausch: Conversational Psychotherapy: Helpful group and individual discussions in psychotherapy and everyday life. Hogrefe Verlag, Göttingen 1990, ISBN 3-8017-0417-3 .
  • Carl R. Rogers : The non-directive advice (= the practice-related presentation of the new psychotherapeutic methods. Volume 1). Kindler Verlag, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-463-00535-2 (numerous editions).
  • Barbara Mettler-von Meibom : Lived appreciation. An attitude comes to life. Kösel Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-466-30745-6 .
  • Anselm Grün : Appreciation. The inspiring power of mutual respect (Herder spectrum). Herder Verlag, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-451-06964-2 .
  • Stephen Joseph, P. Alex Linley, Luise Reddemann : Positive Therapy: Basics and Psychological Practice (Learning to Live) . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-608-89102-7 .
  • Karin Bundschuh-Müller: "It is what it is, says love ..." Mindfulness and acceptance in person-centered and experimental psychotherapy. In: Thomas Heidenreich (Hrsg.), Johannes Michalak (Hrsg.): Mindfulness and acceptance in psychotherapy. A manual. German Society for Behavioral Therapy, DGVT-Verlag, Tübingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-87159-090-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Otfried Höffe, Maximilian Forschner, Christoph Horn, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl: Lexicon of Ethics. CH Beck Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-406-56810-7 .
  2. ↑ Anselm Grün: Appreciation. The inspiring power of mutual respect. Herder Verlag, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-451-06964-2 .
  3. ^ Marshall B. Rosenberg : Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life . Junfermann Verlag, Paderborn 2016, ISBN 978-3-95571-572-4 .
  4. ↑ Tilo Benner: 71 exercises and role-plays to prevent bullying: Appreciation - empathy - cooperation (5th to 10th grade). Persen, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-403-23657-3 .
  5. ^ Carl Rogers: The non-directive advice . 6th edition. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-596-42176-4 .
  6. ^ Reinhard Tausch, Anne M. Tausch: Conversational Psychotherapy: Helpful group and individual discussions in psychotherapy and everyday life. Hogrefe Verlag, Göttingen 1990, ISBN 3-8017-0417-3 .
  7. ↑ Karin Bundschuh-Müller: "It is what it is says love ..." Mindfulness and acceptance in person-centered and experimental psychotherapy. In: Thomas Heidenreich (Hrsg.), Johannes Michalak (Hrsg.): Mindfulness and acceptance in psychotherapy. A manual. German Society for Behavioral Therapy, DGVT-Verlag, Tübingen 2009, ISBN 3-87159-090-8 .
  8. ↑ Stephen Joseph, P. Alex Linley, Luise Reddemann: Positive Therapy: Basics and Psychological Practice (Learning to Live) . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-608-89102-7 .